Tag: #UniteELT
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Unite ELT information week kicks off with Oireachtas briefing
English Language Teachers to inform QQI conference delegates about precarious working conditions November 21st: As part of its campaign to secure decent working conditions for English Language Teachers, trade union Unite – which represents over 150 ELT teachers – this afternoon briefed Oireachtas members on their concerns and the measures being sought by the union. …
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ELT: Unite seeks meeting with umbrella group to address abuses
Welcoming MEI instruction on bogus self-employment, union says all abuses must be challenged “ELT sector must be reputable as well as profitable” November 9th: Unite, which represents English Language Teachers, today welcomed the decision by umbrella body Marketing English in Ireland to instruct member schools not to use bogus self-employment practices. MEI’s letter to schools…
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Nightmare to Let programme exposes exploitation in English Language Teaching sector
November 3rd: The programme Nightmare to Let, broadcast last night by RTE, exposed the exploitation of English language students, according to trade union Unite which organises teachers in the sector. The union was responding to the allegation that the company Global Academics, which places foreign students with a range of English Language schools, also acts…
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English Language Teachers highlight bogus self-employment
Abusive practice cheats workers, students and the state October 18th: Trade union Unite, which organises English Language Teachers, held a protest today to highlight the worrying levels of bogus self-employment in the English Language Teaching sector. Explaining the background to today’s protest, Unite Regional Organiser Roy Hassey said: “Among other abusive practices identified by Unite,…
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English Language Teaching: Industry body admits poverty pay
Unite challenges MEI on low wages August 3rd: Unite, which organises English Language Teachers, today challenged Marketing English in Ireland, the body representing English Language Schools, to defend the low wages paid to teachers. The call follows an analysis of the Institute’s own data revealing that many workers in the sector end up earning less…
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Workers let down as Bruton washes hands of responsibility for English Language Teachers
Unite slams suggestion that Department has no role in securing workers’ rights June 22nd: Trade union Unite, which represents English Language Teachers, has reacted angrily to a suggestion by the Department of Education that it has no role in regulating teachers’ working conditions. The union was responding to a statement issued by the Department to…